1. Ch. 7- Section 2- The West Indies Land- archipelago- group of islands Tops of mts.- active volcanoes Cuba- largest island- size of Ohio

2. The West Indies continued Climate- tropical savanna- temp.- 70-85 degrees F Hurricanes destructive The Economy Farming- sugar cane, bananas, coffee, tobacco Tourism- beaches, warm One crop- sugar cane- problem- drought

3. The West Indies continued Mining, MFG, and Trade Trinidad- crude oil Jamaica- #1 world’s production- bauxite Influences of the Past 1492- Columbus arrived in Hispaniola 1498- Spanish settled in Dominican Republic- colonies established- overseas settlement

4. The West Indies continued Forced labor- farm land and work in mines- Native Americans eventually died Africans enslaved- slave trade ended Indentured servant- people worked for freedom- came from India Independence- republics, constitutional monarchies Cuba- communism- Fidel Castro- no competition, no profit motive, public ownership- means of production

5. The West Indies continued Pop.- 37 million- Cuba- #1 Cuba- world leader- sugar production 50% black Work on cooperatives- farms owned and operated by gov’t Work in light industries- production- consumer goods- food products and household goods 1898- Cuba- independent Spain 1959- Castro control- supported by Russia- “Cold War”

6. The West Indies continued Haiti- 7.5 million people 90% black Poor- live in rural areas 1804- Haiti- independent- France- 2 nd independent republic- western hemisphere 1990- Aristide- president- forced out of power- helped by US- returns

7. The West Indies continued Jamaica- speak English Creole- mix of English and French Dialect- local form of a language 2.6 million people 90% African ancestry 1962- Jamaica- independent- British

8. The West Indies continued Puerto Rico 1508-1898- Puerto Rico- Spanish colony 1952- Puerto Rico- commonwealth- partly self-governing territory- US 3.7 million people Industry and tourism- important economy